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The Lass Word: Packers Should Take the Deal

Little to gain from this game of chicken with Jets.

There are some good reasons for the Green Bay Packers to play the waiting game in their negotiations with the New York Jets to trade Aaron Rodgers. Let the fan pressure ratchet up on the Jets front office, allow time for the possibility of another team getting involved in the bidding, make the Jets feel the urgency to get Rodgers started on the playbook and offseason workouts.

There’s no reason to be in a hurry, right? Rodgers actually counts less against the cap if he’s on the Packers roster this year, as opposed to if he is traded.